En eller ett?
en storasyster
en-wordStorasyster (meaning "big sister") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: storasystern. Indefinite plural: storasystrar. Definite plural: storasystrarna.
Example sentences
Han har en storasyster.
indefinite singular
Han ringer storasystern.
definite singular
Barnen har storasystrar.
plural
Why is storasyster an en-word?
Animals and people are almost always en-words
This is one of 30 rules of thumb in Artikulera for predicting Swedish grammatical gender. The rule isn't absolute, but it holds for the vast majority of nouns that match the pattern.
Rare exceptions exist, but this rule correctly predicts the gender of most Swedish nouns that match the pattern.
Same rule - also en-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is storasyster en or ett in Swedish?
- Storasyster (meaning "big sister") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en storasyster. Definite: storasystern. Plural: storasystrar. Definite plural: storasystrarna.
- What is the definite form of storasyster?
- The definite singular of storasyster is storasystern. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is storasystrarna.
- What is the plural of storasyster in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of storasyster is storasystrar. The definite plural is storasystrarna.
- Why is storasyster an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Storasyster follows this pattern.